Worcester game will be 150 not out for Tindall

Friday evening's Aviva Premiership fixture against local rivals Worcester Warriors will see Mike Tindall make his 150th competitive appearance for the club.

Since joining Gloucester Rugby from local rivals Bath ahead of the 2005-6 season, Tindall has established himself as a fixture in the Gloucester midfield.

A Rugby World Cup winner in 2003, he has been one of Gloucester's most influential performers during his time at the club as well as captaining the side on a regular basis.

This season has also seen Tins take his first steps into the world of coaching, working with the backs, alongside Director of Rugby Nigel Davies.

However, any idea that such a move would see him cutting down on his playing time has been swiftly crushed. Tindall has been a massive factor in the Gloucester midfield this season and been playing some great rugby.

Appropriately, with club captain Jim Hamilton on international duty with Scotland, Tindall will lead the team out as skipper against Worcester on Friday evening, and will be sure to receive a massive reception from the Kingsholm faithful.

Director of Rugby Nigel Davies has no doubt about Tindall's contribution, as he told the Gloucester Citizen this week:

"It's fabulous in the modern era, to play 150 games is a big landmark. And also he's probably playing some of his best rugby at the moment.

"He was fantastic, again, at Wasps at the weekend, backing up a big performance against Northampton.

"You can't fault him really, his form is excellent, and he's as fit as anybody in the squad. And age is not really relevant when you are that fit.

"And more importantly, he's hungry, and when players are hungry, they perform.

"He wants to keep playing, he's enjoying his rugby, he's enjoying his role within the group, and he's one of our top performers at the moment."

After a good start, and dominating for long periods at the Ricoh, skipper Tom Savage spoke after the Wasps defeat to GRTV about the small things that Gloucester have to work on as well as focussing on some of the positives.

Gloucester Rugby will take on Wasps on Sunday in their first ever visit in the Aviva Premiership to the Ricoh Arena. Speaking to the local media today, Director of Rugby David Humphreys previewed the game as well as giving an update on the injured Henry Trinder.

Following the 48-10 Aviva Premiership win over London Welsh on Saturday, Dan Murphy praised his team mates for battling right up to the very last minute in difficult conditions and maintaining the momentum that the team have built in 2015.

Henry Purdy scored two memorable tries against London Welsh at Kingsholm on Saturday, and attributed the first one to hard work on the training ground before describing how much he's enjoying playing his rugby alongside friends like Callum Braley.

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